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T0 ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, DAVID W. HUGHES,l 'of Quincy, in the county of Adams, and State of Illinois, have invented a. new and improved Plough; and I do hereby dechire that the following is o. full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable those skilled in the art to malte :1 -nd use the seme, reference being had to the nccornpiinying drawings', forming purt of this specification.

This invention is designed to reduce friction and consequently diminish draught in ploughs, and to this end it Consists in dispensing with' the ordinary lend-side, end substituting therefor :1- supplemcntnl shore, which is pleced'at the rear of the front plough, und hasn reverse angular position to the lutter. so that the lateral pressure exerted againstone share in one direction will compensate for thut exerted against the other in an opposite direction. The invention further consists in placing the ploughsat the outerside of the wheels, so that both the latter will travel over unploughed ground. In the accompanying sheet oi' drawings- Figure 1 is e side view of my invention.

Figure 2 o rear view of the snme.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding ports. v

A represents a truck or fratrie, B B the wheels thereof, und C the benin and draught-pole. D is the drivers seat on the frame A. Oh the outer side of the beam C there is screwed or bolted :i plut=e,-E, formed to serve as sockets' for two plonglnstandnrds-F F. These standards ere allowed to slide freely upnnd down and are attached et their upper ends to levers'G G, which are secured by fulcrum-pins a to e. plate, II, attached tothe4 beam, the levers G G beingwithin convenient reach of the driver on sont D. To the lower end ofthe front standard F there isnttoehed o plough, I, which is constructed simply of e mould-hoord and share, the mouldboard having an oblique angle to throw the earth to the right as the plough is drawn along. To the lower e'nd of the rea-r standard F' there isnttnehed a plough or shore, d, having en angle revers-elo that of plough I. This shore J is designed to work below the plough I, :rnd serve to lighten up the suh-soil,witl1out throwing any portion up over the furrow-slice turned by the plough I.l l Y It will be seen thet the reverse angular position of the plough I und share J will prevent any lateritl movement of the implement as it is drawn along, the ploughs always remaining in the direct line of draught as the iotcrulpressure against one plough is eounteractcd by that against the other. Hat-ving the ploughs nt the outer side of the wheels admits ofthe latter travelling over unplonghed ground, which is of great advantage, admitting of square corners being made in. turning :it the ends of'u'l'ands, withoutroising the ploughs out of the round I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Potent- 1. The placing of the ploughs at the outer sides of the wheels B B, substantially in the manner as and for the purpose set forth. l l

i 2. Having the ploughs or shores I J placed in reverse oblique positions for the purpose of dispensing with a land-side, to avoid friction and draught, and to keep the implement in line with the line of dra-iight, as set forth.

'DAVID W. HUGHES.

Witnesses:

ASA W. BLAKEsLsY. WM. M. BIRD. 

